Luke Moran pleaded guilty to violent disorder
A violent thug tried to pull off a police van's wing mirror and punch through the window to get to the officer inside during the Southport riots. Luke Moran, 38 of Leybourne Avenue in Birkdale , appeared at Liverpool Magistrates' Court on Thursday, August 15 where he pleaded guilty to violent disorder in respect of the riots on Zetland Street in Southport last month.
showed Moran in the crowd before the attack, milling around and appearing to incite the disorder which was near the mosque in Southport. The police officer in the van recorded Moran's attack on his body-worn camera. Moran was arrested on August 14 2024 by Merseyside Police after being identified from the
footage. His response to questions during the police interview was: 'I was nowhere near Zetland Street, St Luke’s Street, mate.' A statement from the police officer said: 'My carrier became isolated and a focal point of the ongoing barrage. I seriously feared for my safety as I was faced with hundreds of men attempting to inflict serious harm on the police.
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